Adams12 Standards 2 & 3: Locate information and communicate ideas
NETS-S Standard 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
NETS-S Standard 3. Research and Information Fluency Students [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|apply]] digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
LESSON Grade: K-1 Subject Area: Language Content Standard: Lesson Title: Directional Words (Prepositions) Time needed: Two 30-45 min computer sessions
Short description of the lesson: Students will work in teams to create pictures that match with the directional words (Prepositions) that they have been working on in the classroom. When pictures matching the words are [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|complete]], the students then take turns recording a sentence into the program that describes the pictures. Example - "The dog is under the tree." Sentence expectations should be expanded to individualize [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|for students]].
[[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|Online application]] used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed? - Computers with microphones and Kidspiration software
Observe systems that are unstable and modify them to reacy equilibrium.
Explore concepts of balance, counterweight, and stability.
Lesson Title: The Balance Lesson Time needed: one 45 minute class period plus pre- and post-teaching in the classroom
Short description of the lesson: Two pre-questions were discussed in the classroom:
What would happen if you had an object in each hand, and one object was heaver than the other? How would that feel? (Model fulcrum using your hands.)
If you are balancing on a high wire, is it better to have your hands out or down by your sides?
After the introduction in the classroom, students in groups rotated through three stations in the library. First, they played a balance app on the iPod touch. Then, they had to walk on a tight rope on a Wii Fit Plus. Finally, they read (or listened to) Mirette on the High Wire and completed a balance activity. They had a cut out of Mirettr or Monsieur Bellini that they tried to balance on their fingertip. If you do not have a Wii Fit, you could borrow balance boards from PE or create some other way for students to balance.
[[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|Online application]] used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed?
iPod app: Perfect Balance Harmony Lite (free version, but there is a paid version, too) or any other balance apps
Wii Fit Plus and Television
If deisired, CD of Mirette on the High Wire
-Carla Ronholdt
LESSON Grade: 1st and 2nd Subject Area: Reading and Writing Content Standard: Lesson Title: Book Podcasting Time needed: one 30 minute lesson to teach how to podcast (Then, a class could podcast as an assignment, or a student could podcast individually during centers.)
Short description of the lesson: Students write a book review of a book they read without giving away the ending. Then, they log on to Vocaroo to record their reviews. Then, these can be posted on the library or class website. (To use Vocaroo, you have to have an e-mail [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|account]], so I created a generic accout through yahoo to create the Vocaroo account. Then, students sign into Vocaroo with that account, and they also send their podcast to that same [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|e-mail address]]. Those are the podcasts I post online.)
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts) http://vocaroo.com/ http://voicethread.com/products/k12/ (also an option, but I have not used Voice Thread yet.)
What hardware and software is needed? microphone and speakers/headphone
Vocaroo Instructions (STEM specific) Video Instructions (STEM specific: I posted these on the library website for students to access after I taught the original lesson.)
-Tricia LaRue
LESSON Grade: 2 Subject Area: Science/ Writing/ Art Content Standard: Lesson Title: Insect PhotoStories (using Power Point) Time needed: week
Short description of the lesson: After researching insects in collaborative groups, students write individual 3 paragraph content reports. In art students create insect diagrams. Content reports are typed into PowerPoint. Insect drawings are scanned and imported into PowerPoint. Students use text boxes to label insect drawing. Power Point slides are then uploaded into PhotoStory. Students then record their reports on PhotoStory. PhotoStory reports can be uploaded to SchoolTube. Content reports can share online or printed using PowerPoint slides.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed?
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade K-2Subject Area: Geography Content Standard: Explore 2 dimensional vs. 3 dimensional, Maps to Globes, compare to virtual map. Lesson Title: Maps and Globes Time needed: 4-5 days Short description of the lesson: Students explore maps and globes as different representations of earth. Students learn directions, compass rose, water and land and map keys. Students compare maps and globes to virtual examples. Classes can look at an Atlas and compare different types of maps. Color in various maps with information.Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed? Google Earth
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade: Kindergarten Subject Area: Science Content Standard: Lesson Title: Spring Photostory movie (season movie) Time needed: 4 forty-five minutes lessons Short description of the lesson: Read non-fiction text about spring and discuss signs of spring Walk around the school and take digital pictures of signs of spring. Record signs of spring on software – KidPix or Kidspiration or both. Use the students’ products to create a Photostory movie explaining the signs of spring.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed? In order to import the students’ electronic work, their documents need to be converted to a jpeg. I used a scanner to convert their KidPix and Inspiration drawings to a jpeg and used a flash drive to collect and then imported the images into the Photostory. Student example:
LESSON Grade: 1st
Subject Area: Science-plant life cycle
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Pumpkin Life Cycle Photo Story
Time needed: 3-4 30 minute lessonsShort description of the lesson: Students make Photo Story of life cycle and parts of a plant, using photos taken in class and downloaded. Students label the different parts.
Online application used & other possibilities can post online
What hardware and software is needed? Cameras to take pictures of plants as they grow, computers for students, mics,
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade: 2nd
Subject Area: social studies
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Community Photo Story
Time needed: 4-30 minute lessons (and time before for teachers and students to take pictures of your community)
Short description of the lesson: Students make a Photo Story of their local community.
Online application used & other possibilities can post online
What hardware and software is needed? Cameras, computers, mics, Photo Story
Student example:
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Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
Adams12 Standards 2 & 3: Locate information and communicate ideas
NETS-S Standard 2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
NETS-S Standard 3. Research and Information Fluency
Students [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|apply]] digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
LESSON Grade: K-1
Subject Area: Language
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Directional Words (Prepositions)
Time needed: Two 30-45 min computer sessions
Short description of the lesson: Students will work in teams to create pictures that match with the directional words (Prepositions) that they have been working on in the classroom. When pictures matching the words are [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|complete]], the students then take turns recording a sentence into the program that describes the pictures. Example - "The dog is under the tree." Sentence expectations should be expanded to individualize [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|for students]].
[[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|Online application]] used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed? - Computers with microphones and Kidspiration software
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade: 1st Grade
Subject Area: Science
Content Standard: Balance and Motion
Lesson Title: The Balance Lesson
Time needed: one 45 minute class period plus pre- and post-teaching in the classroom
Short description of the lesson: Two pre-questions were discussed in the classroom:
After the introduction in the classroom, students in groups rotated through three stations in the library. First, they played a balance app on the iPod touch. Then, they had to walk on a tight rope on a Wii Fit Plus. Finally, they read (or listened to) Mirette on the High Wire and completed a balance activity. They had a cut out of Mirettr or Monsieur Bellini that they tried to balance on their fingertip. If you do not have a Wii Fit, you could borrow balance boards from PE or create some other way for students to balance.
[[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|Online application]] used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed?
-Carla Ronholdt
LESSON Grade: 1st and 2nd
Subject Area: Reading and Writing
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Book Podcasting
Time needed: one 30 minute lesson to teach how to podcast (Then, a class could podcast as an assignment, or a student could podcast individually during centers.)
Short description of the lesson: Students write a book review of a book they read without giving away the ending. Then, they log on to Vocaroo to record their reviews. Then, these can be posted on the library or class website. (To use Vocaroo, you have to have an e-mail [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|account]], so I created a generic accout through yahoo to create the Vocaroo account. Then, students sign into Vocaroo with that account, and they also send their podcast to that same [[Grades K-2 Standards 2 & 3#|e-mail address]]. Those are the podcasts I post online.)
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
http://vocaroo.com/
http://voicethread.com/products/k12/ (also an option, but I have not used Voice Thread yet.)
What hardware and software is needed? microphone and speakers/headphone
Vocaroo Instructions (STEM specific)
Video Instructions (STEM specific: I posted these on the library website for students to access after I taught the original lesson.)
-Tricia LaRue
LESSON Grade: 2
Subject Area: Science/ Writing/ Art
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Insect PhotoStories (using Power Point)
Time needed: week
Short description of the lesson: After researching insects in collaborative groups, students write individual 3 paragraph content reports. In art students create insect diagrams. Content reports are typed into PowerPoint. Insect drawings are scanned and imported into PowerPoint. Students use text boxes to label insect drawing. Power Point slides are then uploaded into PhotoStory. Students then record their reports on PhotoStory. PhotoStory reports can be uploaded to SchoolTube. Content reports can share online or printed using PowerPoint slides.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed?
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade K-2Subject Area: Geography
Content Standard: Explore 2 dimensional vs. 3 dimensional, Maps to Globes, compare to virtual map.
Lesson Title: Maps and Globes
Time needed: 4-5 days
Short description of the lesson: Students explore maps and globes as different representations of earth. Students learn directions, compass rose, water and land and map keys. Students compare maps and globes to virtual examples. Classes can look at an Atlas and compare different types of maps. Color in various maps with information.Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed? Google Earth
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade: Kindergarten
Subject Area: Science
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Spring Photostory movie (season movie)
Time needed: 4 forty-five minutes lessons
Short description of the lesson:
Read non-fiction text about spring and discuss signs of spring
Walk around the school and take digital pictures of signs of spring.
Record signs of spring on software – KidPix or Kidspiration or both.
Use the students’ products to create a Photostory movie explaining the signs of spring.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed? In order to import the students’ electronic work, their documents need to be converted to a jpeg. I used a scanner to convert their KidPix and Inspiration drawings to a jpeg and used a flash drive to collect and then imported the images into the Photostory.
Student example:
LESSON Grade: 1st
Subject Area: Science-plant life cycle
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Pumpkin Life Cycle Photo Story
Time needed: 3-4 30 minute lessonsShort description of the lesson: Students make Photo Story of life cycle and parts of a plant, using photos taken in class and downloaded. Students label the different parts.
Online application used & other possibilities can post online
What hardware and software is needed? Cameras to take pictures of plants as they grow, computers for students, mics,
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade: 2nd
Subject Area: social studies
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Community Photo Story
Time needed: 4-30 minute lessons (and time before for teachers and students to take pictures of your community)
Short description of the lesson: Students make a Photo Story of their local community.
Online application used & other possibilities can post online
What hardware and software is needed? Cameras, computers, mics, Photo Story
Student example:
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